David,
>What exactly do you mean by a "module"?
A feature by a different name and from the feature provider point of view.
I could have just as well used "Feature" instead of "Module". I just
assumed that the "Mod" in "ModAX" was for "Module".
>In general, we don't have get* methods for org.xml.sax.Parser -- is
>there a special reason that we need one here?
It is just my style, ying and yang sort of thing. I did not see any
compelling reason not to have it and there are some benefits such as chain
(as in chain of responsibilities) management.
>It certainly looks cleaner than checking a lot of boolean return
>values, and it provides stronger compile-time checking as well.
True if the feature in question is mandatory. Code ends up a little messier
if the feature is optional. If I just wanted to install different handler
types depending on whether a feature is available or not, we end up with
many try-catch islands.
Anyway, I like your latest proposal.
Best,
Don Park
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